4878 Gilhutton
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4878 Gilhutton is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on July 18, 1968 by C. Torres and S. Cofre
at Cerro El Roble
.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on July 18, 1968 by C. Torres and S. Cofre
S. Cofre
S. Cofré is or was formally an astronomer of the University of Chile. In 1968, he co-discovered the asteroid Gilhutton from the Cerro El Roble astronomical observatory.- References :...
at Cerro El Roble
Cerro El Roble
Cerro El Roble is a mountain in central Chile. Much of the land area associated with this mountain was incorporated into the La Campana National Park in the late 1990s. An astronomical observatory is located at the top of this mountain.-Bibliography:...
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